Riecine Chianti Classico

In the glass

Aroma: red cherry, violet, wild herbs

Palate: sour cherry, graphite, fennel

Pure Sangiovese annata from Riecine's tiny 13-hectare estate at Gaiole, vegan-vinified.

What it pairs with

• Pasta al pomodoro Find pasta al pomodoro on TableJourney →
  Tomato sweetness meets sour-cherry acidity.
• Trippa alla fiorentina Find trippa alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  Florentine tripe stew, Sangiovese acidity sings.
• Margherita pizza
  Wood-fired pizza with weekday Chianti.

History

John Dunkley founded Riecine in 1971 and bottled the first annata in 1976. Today the 13-hectare estate is owned by Lana Frank with vegan vinification and ICEA-organic farming.

1. 1976 — First Riecine annata bottling

Facts

Producer

Riecine

Grapes

Sangiovese (100%)

Classification

Chianti Classico DOCG

Oak

10 to 12 months in French oak tonneaux

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 22 to 32 at retail

Drinking window

2 to 8 from vintage

First vintage

1976

Scores

• Wine Advocate 91 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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